Regimental number | 263 |
Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Station hand |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 8.625" |
Weight | 140.75 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Dowie, 61 Brookvale Street, Belfast, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Longreach, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/16/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | crossed out on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Syria |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
Other details |
War service: Gallipoli, Egypt Embarked at Gallipoli, 25 August 1915; transferred to 5th Light Horse Regiment, 29 August 1915; taken on strength, 29 August 1915; to be temporary Corporal, 19 October 1915; detached to Divisional Trench Mortar Battery, 13 November 1915. Disembarked at Alexandria, 3 January 1916. Returned to duty and taken on strength of 11th Light Horse Regiment, Heliopolis, Egypt, 20 March 1916; reverted to Lance Corporal, 20 March 1916. Promoted to temporary Corporal, 23 April 1916; transferred to Training Squadron, 23 April 1916. Marched into Corps Troops and General Base Depot, Tel-el-Kebir, 26 April 1916. To be Corporal, 21 August 1916; promoted to temporary Sergeant, 25 August 1916. Marched out to School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 24 November 1916; promoted to Sergeant, Serapeum, 25 November 1916; returned to unit, 20 December 1916; qualified as Lewis and Hotchkiss gun instructor, 22 December 1916. Killed in action, Syria, 4 July 1917 (shrapnel wounds, head). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | True name: Harry DOWEY |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DOWIE Harry |